Council Meeting

Council rise from Closed Session and reconvene in Open Session at 6:38 p.m.

all items listed under the heading of Consent Agenda for Tuesday, September 23, 2025 be adopted as amended .

THAT the 15-minute limited parking regulation on Queen Street outlined in Report 25-014-IFS be established for a 12-month pilot period.

Report 25-007-CS Municipal Significant Events Third Quarter Updated Noise Exemption Approval be received; AND THAT the requests identified in report 25-007-CS be approved. AND FURTHER THAT a noise exemption be granted for the Francophone Day Flag Raising ceremony that is to take place on Thursday, September 25 for the purpose of permitting live music.

Report 25-001-PG Preston Secondary Plan Project Update Report be received; AND THAT the Preston Secondary Plan – Preston Forward 2051 Vision and Purpose as outlined in Report 25-001-PG be approved.

Report 25-038-CRS Council Compensation Review – Preliminary Report be received; AND THAT Council approve Option A (Third-Party Consultant) and direct Staff to implement the required next steps; AND FURTHER THAT the associated consulting fees be funded from the Office of the City Clerk Operating Budget.

Report 25-015-IFS Energy Conservation Demand Management (ECDM) Plan Update 2025-2029 be received; AND FURTHER THAT Council consider the resources required for implementation of the specific initiatives through future budget cycles and grant applications.

the rules and procedures set out in Procedure By-law 23-035 be waived at the Council Meeting of September 23, 2025 for the purpose of considering a motion relating to the commemorative naming of the announcer booth at Kinsmen Stadium Accessible Ball Diamond after coach Mark Woodfield of the Buddy League.

Mark Woodfield has been a long-standing and beloved coach with Buddy League Cambridge, which provides adaptive baseball experiences for children and adults with disabilities. AND WHEREAS Council deems it appropriate to commemorate the years of work that Mark has put into the Buddy League program at the Kinsmen Stadium. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: THAT the announcer booth at the Kinsman Stadium Accessible Ball Diamond be named in honour of Coach Mark Woodfield in recognition of his contributions to the Buddy League program. AND THAT a copy of this motion be presented to Mark Woodfield and his family.

there exist systemic housing issues and crises affecting Canada, and the City of Cambridge, which are increasingly evident in the form of homeless encampments in our community; WHEREAS municipalities such as the City of Cambridge are on the frontlines of the housing and homelessness crisis, yet do not possess the financial and jurisdictional powers and resources to fully address the housing and homelessness crisis; WHEREAS housing has been declared by the United Nations, the Government of Canada, and courts across the country as a human right, as laid out in Canada’s National Housing Strategy Act, requiring municipalities to respond to persons without housing and/or living in homeless encampments through a human-rights approach that respects, upholds, and prioritizes their human rights; WHEREAS climatic change is increasing the frequency of dangerous storms, polar vortexes, blizzards, winds, precipitation, floods, heat warnings, heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, and much else that is captured in the phrase or driven by an "extreme weather event"; WHEREAS the forced removal of unhoused persons from encampments during extreme weather events may violate a citizen’s right to adequate housing; unwillingly remove citizens from their familiar space of shelter or refuge where they manage and mitigate extreme weather; may dispossess citizens of their belongings that help to manage and mitigate extreme weather; and may potentially disconnect vulnerable persons from established networks o

all presentations and correspondence from the September 23, 2025 Council meeting be received.

the following by-laws listed under the heading of Introduction and Consideration of By-laws be enacted and passed: 25-059 Being a By-law to Designate the Property Known as 231 Queenston Road as Being of Cultural and Heritage Value or Interest Under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. 25-060 Being a By-law to Designate the Property Known as 44 Wellington Street, as Being of Cultural and Heritage Value or Interest Under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. 25-061 Being a By-law to Designate the Property Known as 58 Ainslie Street South, as Being of Cultural and Heritage Value or Interest Under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. 25-062 Being a By-law to Designate the Property Known as 1370 Maple Grove Road, as Being of Cultural and Heritage Value or Interest Under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. 25-063 Being a By-law to Designate the Property Known as 4 Veterans Way, as Being of Cultural and Heritage Value or Interest Under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. 25-064 Being a by-law to amend By-law 22-044 being a By-law to Regulate Traffic and Parking on Highways Under the Jurisdiction of The Corporation of the City of Cambridge for a 12-month pilot period.

That by-law 25-065 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Cambridge be passed.

the Council meeting does now adjourn at 10:13 p.m.

THAT Council rise from Closed Session and reconvene in Open Session at 6:38 p.m. In Favour (9): Councillor Shwery, Councillor Devine, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, Councillor Roberts, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, and Mayor Liggett

THAT all items listed under the heading of Consent Agenda for Tuesday, September 23, 2025 be adopted as amended. In Favour (9): Councillor Shwery, Councillor Devine, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, Councillor Roberts, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, and Mayor Liggett

AND THAT the 15-minute limited parking regulation on Queen Street outlined in Report 25-014-IFS be established for a 12-month pilot period. In Favour (9): Councillor Shwery, Councillor Devine, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, Councillor Roberts, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, and Mayor Liggett

THAT Report 25-007-CS Municipal Significant Events Third Quarter Updated Noise Exemption Approval be received; AND THAT the requests identified in report 25-007-CS be approved. AND FURTHER THAT a noise exemption be granted for the Francophone Day Flag Raising ceremony that is to take place on Thursday, September 25 for the purpose of permitting live music. In Favour (9): Councillor Shwery, Councillor Devine, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, Councillor Roberts, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, and Mayor Liggett

THAT Report 25-001-PG Preston Secondary Plan Project Update Report be received; AND THAT the Preston Secondary Plan – Preston Forward 2051 Vision and Purpose as outlined in Report 25-001-PG be approved. In Favour (9): Councillor Shwery, Councillor Devine, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, Councillor Roberts, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, and Mayor Liggett

THAT Report 25-038-CRS Council Compensation Review – Preliminary Report be received; AND THAT Council approve Option A (Third-Party Consultant) and direct Staff to implement the required next steps; AND FURTHER THAT the associated consulting fees be funded from the Office of the City Clerk Operating Budget. In Favour (9): Councillor Shwery, Councillor Devine, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, Councillor Roberts, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, and Mayor Liggett

THAT Report 25-015-IFS Energy Conservation Demand Management (ECDM) Plan Update 2025-2029 be received; AND FURTHER THAT Council consider the resources required for implementation of the specific initiatives through future budget cycles and grant applications. In Favour (6): Councillor Devine, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, Councillor Roberts, Councillor Hamilton, and Mayor Liggett Opposed (3): Councillor Shwery, Councillor Cooper, and Councillor Ermeta

THAT the rules and procedures set out in Procedure By-law 23-035 be waived at the Council Meeting of September 23, 2025 for the purpose of considering a motion relating to the commemorative naming of the announcer booth at Kinsmen Stadium Accessible Ball Diamond after coach Mark Woodfield of the Buddy League. In Favour (9): Councillor Shwery, Councillor Devine, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, Councillor Roberts, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, and Mayor Liggett

WHEREAS Mark Woodfield has been a long-standing and beloved coach with Buddy League Cambridge, which provides adaptive baseball experiences for children and adults with disabilities. AND WHEREAS Council deems it appropriate to commemorate the years of work that Mark has put into the Buddy League program at the Kinsmen Stadium. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: THAT the announcer booth at the Kinsman Stadium Accessible Ball Diamond be named in honour of Coach Mark Woodfield in recognition of his contributions to the Buddy League program. AND THAT a copy of this motion be presented to Mark Woodfield and his family. In Favour (9): Councillor Shwery, Councillor Devine, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, Councillor Roberts, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, and Mayor Liggett

WHEREAS there exist systemic housing issues and crises affecting Canada, and the City of Cambridge, which are increasingly evident in the form of homeless encampments in our community; WHEREAS municipalities such as the City of Cambridge are on the frontlines of the housing and homelessness crisis, yet do not possess the financial and jurisdictional powers and resources to fully address the housing and homelessness crisis; WHEREAS housing has been declared by the United Nations, the Government of Canada, and courts across the country as a human right, as laid out in Canada’s National Housing Strategy Act, requiring municipalities to respond to persons without housing and/or living in homeless encampments through a human-rights approach that respects, upholds, and prioritizes their human rights; WHEREAS climatic change is increasing the frequency of dangerous storms, polar vortexes, blizzards, winds, precipitation, floods, heat warnings, heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, and much else that is captured in the phrase or driven by an "extreme weather event"; WHEREAS the forced removal of unhoused persons from encampments during extreme weather events may violate a citizen’s right to adequate housing; unwillingly remove citizens from their familiar space of shelter or refuge where they manage and mitigate extreme weather; may dispossess citizens of their belongings that help to manage and mitigate extreme weather; and may potentially disconnect vulnerable persons from established ne

THAT all presentations and correspondence from the September 23, 2025 Council meeting be received. In Favour (9): Councillor Shwery, Councillor Devine, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, Councillor Roberts, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, and Mayor Liggett

THAT the following by-laws listed under the heading of Introduction and Consideration of By-laws be enacted and passed: 25-059 Being a By-law to Designate the Property Known as 231 Queenston Road as Being of Cultural and Heritage Value or Interest Under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. 25-060 Being a By-law to Designate the Property Known as 44 Wellington Street, as Being of Cultural and Heritage Value or Interest Under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. 25-061 Being a By-law to Designate the Property Known as 58 Ainslie Street South, as Being of Cultural and Heritage Value or Interest Under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. 25-062 Being a By-law to Designate the Property Known as 1370 Maple Grove Road, as Being of Cultural and Heritage Value or Interest Under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. 25-063 Being a By-law to Designate the Property Known as 4 Veterans Way, as Being of Cultural and Heritage Value or Interest Under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. 25-064 Being a by-law to amend By-law 22-044 being a By-law to Regulate Traffic and Parking on Highways Under the Jurisdiction of The Corporation of the City of Cambridge for a 12-month pilot period. In Favour (9): Councillor Shwery, Councillor Devine, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, Councillor Roberts, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, and Mayor Liggett

That by-law 25-065 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Cambridge be passed. In Favour (9): Councillor Shwery, Councillor Devine, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, Councillor Roberts, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, and Mayor Liggett

THAT the Council meeting does now adjourn at 10:13 p.m. In Favour (9): Councillor Shwery, Councillor Devine, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, Councillor Roberts, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, and Mayor Liggett